| Formica argentea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. argentea |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica argentea Wheeler, 1912 | |
Formica argentea is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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